County Advisory Boards & Committees

There are many boards and committees that help with conducting county business. To apply for a position on one of the boards or committees listed below, fill out an application. For more information about the application process, contact the Clerk to the Board’s office at 910-253-2017 or boardclerk@brunswickcountync.gov.

For more information about a board or committee, click the name of that board or committee in the list below. You can also view all currently open seats.

ABC Board

Members

Mitchell WilliamsTerm Expires: 6/30/2021

John DowlessTerm Expires: 6/30/2019

Alfonso BeattyTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Mission

To oversee operations of the Brunswick County ABC system, including adopting rules and designating a manager of the ABC system.

BCC Board of Trustees

Members (County appointments)

Mission

The Board of Trustees has the responsibility for the development and operation of the College in accordance with the provisions of the law and the standards of the State Board of Community Colleges.

Meetings

Meets on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m., except during July and December when there are no regularly scheduled meetings. Meetings are held in the Building A Board Room. (View the meeting calendar here.)

Contact

Brunswick-Columbus International Park, Inc.

Members (County appointments)

Ann Hardy At-LargeTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Richard Kopp At-LargeTerm Expires: 6/30/2019

Bill Early Executive Director Brunswick BIDTerm Expires: N/A

Frank Williams Chairman, Board of Commissioners

Mission

To manage the affairs of the Brunswick-Columbus International Park Inc., to engage in activities that promote economic development in Brunswick and Columbus Counties, resulting in the attraction of jobs and capital investments to these counties, which will increase job opportunities and services for the benefit of citizens of the counties.

Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Brunswick County Airport Commission)

Members (County appointments)

Willie GoreTerm Expires: 6/30/2021

Jimmy BellamyTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Jerry HelmsTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Norman MearesTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Mission

To acquire lands, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate airports or landing fields within the County to provide and maintain an Airport Facility for the use of the General Aviation Public and to promote the economic development of Brunswick County.

Mission

To aid in the financing of industrial and manufacturing facilities for the purpose of alleviating unemployment or raising below average manufacturing wages and to aid in financing pollution control facilities for industry in connection with manufacturing and industrial facilities and for public utilities.

Minutes

Membership

All members serve 6-year terms.

1 member from each county district, appointed by the Board of Commissioners

Two at-large member

Members cannot be an officer or employee of the State of NC or any political subdivision thereof or any agency of either.

Jury Commission

Members (County appointment)

Steve Stone Board of Commissioners appointeeTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

Mission

To prepare a Master Jury List at least every two years. The Master Jury List is composed of the names of registered voters and those residents with driver’s license records in Brunswick County. Names are then randomly drawn from this master list for each court session.

Meetings

Membership

All members serve 2-year terms.

Up to 7 members appointed by the Board of Commissioners

2 persons under age 18

The person serving in each of the following positions, or his/her designee: School Superintendent, Chief of Police, Local Sheriff, District Attorney, Chief Court Counselor, Director AMH/DD/SA, Director of Social Services, County Manager, Substance Abuse Professional, Member of the Faith Community, County Commissioner, Juvenile Defense Attorney, Chief District Court Judge, Member of Business Community, Local Health Director, Representative of United Way or other non-profit, Representative of Parks and Recreation

Mission

To monitor the Patient’s Bill of Rights for residents in nursing homes in Brunswick County; to provide increased social interaction and opportunities for enrichment for these adults; to assist in preventing physical and psychological deterioration of these older adults by promoting independence; to evaluate the activities of the nursing homes so that they meet the needs of the older adults in Brunswick County; to promote community understanding of the aging process and of the needs, problems, strengths and resources of older persons; to report to the Brunswick Commissioners the status of the Committee.

Meetings

Meets at 10:00 a.m. in the Second Floor Training Room of the David R. Sandifer Administration Building.

Membership

Each member must be a resident of the county which the committee serves.

No person or immediate family member of a person with a financial interest in a home served by a committee, or employee or governing board member or immediate family member of an employee or governing board member of a home served by a committee, or immediate family member of a patient in a home served by a committee may be a member of a committee.

Prospective members must have 15 hours of training, and members must attend four quarterly business meetings and visit nine nursing homes & adult care facilities in the county on three randomly scheduled days each quarter of the year.

Mission

The Planning Division of Economic Development and Planning Services supports and facilitates the Brunswick County Planning Board, the Brunswick County Board of Adjustment, and the Brunswick County Technical Review Committee (TRC). Each Board/Committee has different duties, functions, and meeting schedules.

Meetings

Meets on the second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers. (View the meeting calendar and application deadlines here.)

Contact

Southeastern Community and Family Services Inc. Board of Directors

Members (County appointment)

William BallardTerm Expires: 6/30/2020

David Stanley, Health & Human Services DirectorAlternate Member

Mission

To focus attention on the problems of the disadvantaged and to develop and administer programs designed to overcome these problems in cooperation with other interested agencies in cooperating counties, utilizing all available resources from agencies, corporations, and foundations and public or private groups. The agency is committed to the concept of a community where each individual can contribute and achieve a measure of independence and self-respect through meaningful work.

Meetings

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at least every 10 weeks, with special meetings called as needed.

Trillium Regional Board

Trillium is a recently-merged local government agency that manages mental health, substance use and intellectual/development disability services in 24 counties, including Brunswick County. Additional information will be provided in the coming months.

Members (County appointments)

David StanleyTerm Expires: 6/30/2021

Pat Sykes Serving as a County Commissioner

Mission

Trillium Health Resources is a local governmental agency that manages mental health, substance use and intellectual/developmental disability services in 24 counties in eastern North Carolina. The Governing Board collaboratively plans, budgets, implements and monitors services through policy-making actions.

Meetings

Meets on the fourth Thursday of every other month at 4:00 p.m. in the Trillium office at 165 Center Street, Jacksonville, NC 28546. For updates on meeting dates, click here.

Mission

To promote the health, safety, rural agricultural values, and general welfare of the county, and more specifically, increase identity and pride in the agricultural community and its way of life; encourage the economic and financial health of farming; increase protection from undesirable, non-farm development; and increase the protection of farms from nuisance suits and other negative impacts on properly managed farms.

Membership

All members serve 3-year terms.

5 members appointed by the Board of Commissioners

4 members actively engaged in farming

1 member appointed by the Board of Commissioners from names submitted by each of the following: Brunswick Soil and Water Conservation District, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, the Farm Service Agency Committee and the Brunswick County Farm Bureau

1 member with special interest, experience or education in agriculture and/or rural land preservation

Mission

The Zoning Board of Adjustments is a quasi-judicial body that hears and takes final action on variances, Special Exception Permits, zoning vested rights, approval of administrative decisions, approval of wireless telecommunication facilities, and interpretation of zoning boundary lines in concert with the Planning Director or Planning Director’s designee.

Meetings

Meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers in the Sandifer Administration Building. (View the meeting calendar here.)

Membership

All members serve 3-year terms.

1 member from each county district, appointed by the Board of Commissioners

2 alternate members, called on to attend those meetings and hearings at which one or more regular members are absent or are unable to participate in hearing a case because of a financial or other interest.